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New Development Philosophy Benefits Africa

The new development philosophy, featuring innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development, put forward by President Xi Jinping in 2015, is a key component of Xi Jinping’s thought on the.

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Egypt, Kuwait Sign $2.5 Million Railway to Sudan Deal

Egypt and Kuwait have agreed to collaborate on the construction of a train connecting Egypt and Sudan. The $2.5 million deal was inked by Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation and.

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South Africa Sells $3 Billion of Eurobonds Amid Rising Yields

South Africa raised $3 billion in a Eurobond sale, the third African nation to tap the market since the start of Russia’s war with Ukraine. In its first foray into.

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Libya, Algeria Meet to Discuss Border Security

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria has expressed his country’s hope that Libya will have elections, which would be a “major step” toward ending the country’s political turmoil. On Thursday, the.

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AfDB Approves $5.5bn Fund for Desert to Power Energy Project

Development finance institution the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) concessional African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $5.5-million technical assistance grant to kickstart the roll-out of the flagship Desert to Power.

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Botswana Investigates New Coronavirus Mutation in Four Individuals

According to Botswana‘s health and wellness ministry, experts are looking into a new coronavirus mutation found in four people in the country. According to social media posts, the mutation has.

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MTN gets approval to offer banking services in Nigeria

Nigerian regulators have given South African telecommunications giant, MTN, the go-ahead to run a conventional commercial bank. The telco disclosed this in a notice to the investing public through the.

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World Bank to finance four projects worth $495 million in Senegal

The World Bank said on Tuesday it has signed deals to finance four projects in Senegal worth a total of $495 million to help improve education, electricity, economic development and.

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Breaking the Silence on Obstetric Fistula

Halima, a young girl from northern Nigeria, was only 16 when she got pregnant. She carried the pregnancy to full term, but because of the distance to the hospital, she.

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Coding for African Girls Music to “Our” Ears

Hello there! Your Monthly Cycle is behind schedule. An automated message from the app “flo,” which tracks a female’s monthly cycle, reads, “There are at least 16 possible causes for.

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